soapstone
Plural: soapstones
Noun
- a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
- A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.
- Synonym of saponite.
Verb
- To scrub with soapstone.
Origin / Etymology
From soap + stone; so called because the archetypal varieties of the stone resemble soap in multiple ways: their feel, appearance, and carvability. First use appears c. 1681, in the writings of Nehemiah Grew.
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 13
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